Toy rabbit



D. E. GUMB TOY RABBIT oct. 24, 1944;

Filed DSC. 22, 1943 Y INVENTO'R oANaEL asuma ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 24, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY RABBIT lDaniel E. Gumb, Milwaukee, Wis. Application December 22, 15943, Serial No. 515,247

(Cl. L6-104) Claims.,

This invention appertains to. toys and, more particularly to a. wheeled figured toy..

One, of the primary objects, of my invention is to provide a novel wheeled toy simulating the appearance of an animal, such as a rabbit, provided with automatic means for depositing candy eggs on the ground during the pulling of the toy over a surface.

Another salient object of my invention .is to provide a novel wheeled toy :ligure so constructed that the same will notv only deposit eggs as the same is being drawn over the ground, but it will also have a jumping, animated appearance.

A further important object of my invention is to provide a wheeled toy embodying pivotally connected front and rear sections with means operatively connecting said sections together to produce the animated jumping effect.

A still further object of my invention is the formation of a hopper in the rear section of the figure for'receiving the candy eggs with a ground wheel supporting said rear section having av dispensing notch in its periphery for receiving and carrying one of thev candy eggs at a time from the hopper and for depositing such egg on the ground.

A still further important object of my invenf tion is the provision of novel means for actuating the mechanism for giving the gure the jumping or running effect from said ground wheel.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a childs toy ofthe above character. which will be durable and eflicient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture an-d one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my novel wheeled toy, parts Vol" the view being shown broken away to illustrate structural detail,

Figure 2 is a top plan View of my toy.

Figure 3 is an enlarged, transverse, sectional view through the toy taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure l, but taken on a smaller scale and showing a different position of the toy.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, but

showing a different position of the gure and imf suitable door.

mediately after a candy egg has been deposited on the ground.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the

letter T generally indicates my novel toy and the same includes a front main section I0 and a rear section ll.` These sections l0 and Il are pivotally connected together by a pivot pin l2, for a purpose which` will later appear.

The toy is formed to simulate the appearance of a known object such as a hen or some animal. In the drawings, for the purpose of illustration, I have shown the toy constructed to simulate the appearance of a rabbit. Hence, the front section l0 includes a body portion i3, a head M and forwardly projected front legs I5. An axle i6 is carried by the front legs and front ground wheels l1 are mounted on the axle. This fro-nt section Ill, with the exception of the axle I3 and wheels Il, is preferably cut from a single block of wood.

The rear section Il is shaped to simulate the hind quarters of the rabbit and hence, includes an upper main section I8 and depending rear legs I9.

In accordance with my invention,`the rear section Il includes side plates 20 secured to and heldl in spaced relation by a block 2 l. This block 21 is so formed as to provide, in conjunction with the side plates 28, a receptacle or hopper 22 for the reception of the candy eggs. The upper end ory the hopper can be left partly open so as to permit the filling of the hopper with the eggs and,l if desired, the opening can be closed by a The lower end of the hopper is provided with an outlet opening 23 for the eggs.

The side plates 20 extend below the spacing block 2| and the side plates below the blocks rotatably support a rear axle 24. Keyed, or otherwise secured, to the rear axle is a rear ground wheel 25 and this wheel includes circular side wheel discs 26 and a central cylindrical body or spool 21. The spool or body 21 has formed in its periphery a dispensing notch 28. Normally the spool or body 2T closes the dispensing opening 23 of the hopper, but as the rear wheel 25 rotates and the dispensing notch 28 passes the hopper, a candy egg will drop into said notch and upon continued rotation of the wheel, and as the notch passes the ground, the egg will be deposited on the ground.

Also keyed, or otherwise secured, to the rear axle 24 is a crank 29 and the outer end of the crank has pivotally connected thereto a pitman or link 30. The forward end of this link is pivotally connected, as at 3|, to the front section I0 of the gure forwardly of, and below, the pivot I2.

The toy is adapted to be pulled over the ground by a pull-cord and during the movement of the figure over the ground the wheel 25 will be rotated and each time the dispensing notch 28 passes the hopper an egg will be picked up from said hopper and deposited upon the ground. During the turning of the rear ground wheel the crank 29 will be turned which will actuate the link 30 causing the sections l0 and Il of the gure to pivot one on the other which will give a jumping or running effect to the rabbit.

Thus it can be seen that I have provided a novel animated figure which will give a child a maximum amount of amusement and which will deposit eggs on the ground and thus create in the minds of children the laying of eggs by an Easter rabbit.

Attention is called to the fact that the side plates 20 of the rear section Il' project forwardly of the block 2| and that these side plates receive therebetween the rear section of the body portion I3 of the front part I0 of the figure.

Changes in details-may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of my invention, but what I claim as new is:

1. A wheeled toy comprising a front and a rear section pivotally connected together, front ground Wheels carried by the front section and a main rear ground wheel carried by the rear section, means operatively connecting the rear ground wheel to the front section and swinging said sections on their pivot during the travel of the toy over the ground, a hopper formed in one of said sections for the reception of candy eggs and means controlled by said main rear ground wheel for depositing one candy egg at a time on the ground from said hopper.

2. A wheeled toy shaped to simulate the appearance of an animal, or the like, comprising a front and a rear section, means pivotally connecting said sections together, front ground Wheels or supporting the front section, a main rear ground wheel supporting the rear section, a crank rotatable with the rear ground wheel, a link pivotally connected to the crank and to the front section, a hopper for the reception of candy eggs in said rear section and means controlled by said rear ground wheel for receiving one candy egg at a time from the hopper and for depositing the same on the ground during the travel of the toy over the ground.

3. A wheeled toy constructed to simulate the appearance of an animal, or the like, comprising a front section, a rear section, means pivotally connecting such sections together, a front ground wheel supporting the front section, a main rear ground wheel assembly supporting the rear section, a hopper for the reception of candy eggs in said rear section having an outlet opening, a

' portion of said rear ground wheel assembly normally closing said opening and having a dispensing notch for movement past said opening during the rotation of said Wheel assembly and receiving one candy egg at a time from the hopper and for depositing the same on the ground, a crank rotatable with the rear ground wheel assembly, and a link pivotally connecting the crank to the front section.

4. A wheeled toy constructed to simulate the appearance of an animal, or the like, comprising a body, front wheels supporting the front of the body, a rear ground wheel assembly supporting the rear of the body so that the toy can be pulled over the ground, a hopper in said body having a bottom outlet opening,l said wheel assembly including a cylindrical portion normally closing said opening and having a dispensing slot moveable past the opening for receiving candy eggs therefrom.

5. A wheeled toy constructed to simulate the ayppearance of an animal, or the like, comprising a front section formed from a single piece of material, front wheels rotatably carried by said front section, a rear section including spaced plates and a spacing block between said plates for securing the same together, said spacing block and plates forming a hopper for the reception of candy eggs, said hopper having an outlet opening, said plates extending forwardly of, and below, the block, the forward ends of the plates receiving the front section, a pivot pin `connecting the forward ends of said plates to the front section, a rear ground wheel assembly rotatably mounted between the lower ends of the side plates having a cylindrical portion normally closing the opening in the hopper and provided with a dispensing notch moveable past the opening for receiving candy eggs from the hopper, a crank rotatable with the rear ground wheel assembly, and a link pivotally connected to the crank and to said front section.

DANIEL E. GUMB. 

